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Crime in PR8 2

How much crime is recorded in PR8 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Population
12,246 (2024)
Crime

How safe is PR8 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in PR8 2, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

PR8 2National
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary4.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.44.6
Drugs2.92.4
Shoplifting2.28.4
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 33% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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